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<h1 id="title">Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure e.V.</h1>
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<span class="anchor" id="line-6"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-7"></span><p class="line862">The FFII is a global network of associations dedicated to consumer rights and education about digital media, genuine open standards and patent systems with lesser barriers to competition. The FFII continues to protect consumers and defends your right to freedom of information and a free and competitive software market by developing educational materials, running campaigns and organizing events. For updates please follow us on the <a class="https" href="https://blog.ffii.org/">FFII Blog</a> and on Twitter <a class="http" href="http://twitter.com/ffii/">@FFII</a>. More information about our working groups and campaigns at <a class="http" href="http://action.ffii.org/">action.ffii.org</a>. The <a class="https" href="Contact.html">FFII Head Office</a> is located in Berlin, Germany. <span class="anchor" id="line-8"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-9"></span><p class="line867">
<h3 id="How_to_help_us">How to help us</h3>
<span class="anchor" id="line-10"></span><p class="line862">The FFII is funded through individual membership fees as well as through donations from individuals, market players and civil society organizations. Please consider <a class="http" href="http://members.ffii.org/register/">becoming a contributing member</a> or <a href="Donations.html">donate</a>. Your contributions help us to make a difference and allow us to continue our work. If you want to get involved in the work of the FFII, please subscribe to our <a class="https" href="https://lists.ffii.org/">mailing lists</a>, and check out our <a class="https" href="https://action.ffii.org/">campaigns and activities</a>. Details for <a class="https" href="Donations.html">donating to the FFII are here</a>. <span class="anchor" id="line-11"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-12"></span><p class="line867">
<h3 id="FFII_e.V._Events">FFII e.V. Events</h3>
<span class="anchor" id="line-13"></span><div><table><tbody><tr>  <td style="border:none; ; vertical-align: top"><p class="line862"> <a class="http" href="http://opentechsummit.net/"><img alt="OpenTechSummit" class="attachment" src="opentechsummit2e74.png?action=AttachFile&amp;do=get&amp;target=opentechsummit.png" title="OpenTechSummit" width="210" /></a> </td>
  <td style="border:none; ; vertical-align: top"><p class="line862"> The <a class="http" href="http://opentechsummit.net/">OpenTechSummit</a> takes place since 2009. Together with Linuxtag e.V. and Förderverein Freie Netzwerke the FFII organizes the OpenTechSummit in Berlin. The FFII curates the track “Internet, Society and Patents”. The track covers policy topics ranging from patents, copyright, net neutrality, privacy issues, digital culture and Internet policies. Other Topics are open hardware, free knowledge, software development and community networks. In the evening there is an “OpenTech-Himmelfahrt” social event.</td>
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<tr>  <td style="border:none;"><span class="anchor" id="line-14"></span><p class="line862"> <a class="http" href="http://cryptocon.org/"><img alt="Cryptocon" class="attachment" src="cryptocon15514e.png?action=AttachFile&amp;do=get&amp;target=cryptocon15.png" title="Cryptocon" width="210" /></a> </td>
  <td style="border:none; ; vertical-align: top"><p class="line862"> The <a class="https" href="https://cryptocon.org/15/#supporter">Cryptocon</a> takes place in Leipzig annually. The event covers topics like secure data handling and communication as well as privcay questions and digital life in the society with talks and workshops.</td>
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<tr>  <td style="border:none;"><span class="anchor" id="line-15"></span><p class="line862"> <a class="http" href="http://meshcon.net/"><img alt="Meshcon" class="attachment" src="meshcon14d899.jpg?action=AttachFile&amp;do=get&amp;target=meshcon14.jpg" title="Meshcon" width="210" /></a> </td>
  <td style="border:none; ; vertical-align: top"><p class="line862"> As part of the activities of the FFII FashionTec working group, the FFII co-organizes the <a class="http" href="http://meshcon.net/">Meshcon Fashiontec Week</a> with partners such as the Technische Universität Berlin and the Maker Faire. The event offers a place to learn, research and educate participants about the benefits of participatory production in the textile industry. </td>
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<h3 id="Document_Freedom">Document Freedom</h3>
<span class="anchor" id="line-18"></span><div><table><tbody><tr>  <td style="border:none; ; vertical-align: top"><p class="line862"> <a class="https" href="https://blog.ffii.org/tag/press/"><img alt="DFD 2012" class="attachment" src="dfd-generic-banner-21040dc.png?action=AttachFile&amp;do=get&amp;target=dfd-generic-banner-210.png" title="DFD 2012" /></a> </td>
  <td style="border:none; ; vertical-align: top"><p class="line862"> The FFII ensures consumer rights and interoperability by researching and educating the public about EU policies such as the <a class="http" href="http://action.ffii.org/eif">European Interoperability Framework</a>. With the Document Freedom Award we award excellent examples of institutions on the <a class="http" href="http://documentfreedom.org/">Document Freedom Day</a>. Former awarded companies include 1&amp;1 for offering an open standards based and interoperable chat application. tagesschau.de was awarded for making their programs available in the open video format "Ogg Theora". <a class="https" href="https://blog.ffii.org/?s=%22Document+Freedom%22">Read more about document freedom on our blog</a>.</td>
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<span class="anchor" id="line-21"></span><div><table><tbody><tr>  <td style="border:none; ; vertical-align: top"><p class="line862"> <a class="http" href="http://webshop.ffii.org/"><img alt="alt webshop" class="attachment" src="webshopupdate3720.png?action=AttachFile&amp;do=get&amp;target=webshopupdate.png" title="alt webshop" width="210" /></a> </td>
  <td style="border:none; ; vertical-align: top"><p class="line862"> The example of the FFII webshop demonstrates the effect of trivial software patent grants for business freedom in Europe. Website and posters are currently available in German and English. <a class="http" href="http://webshop.ffii.org/">More info on the webshop on our campaign site</a>.</td>
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<h3 id="Software_Patents_World_Day">Software Patents World Day</h3>
<span class="anchor" id="line-24"></span><div><table><tbody><tr>  <td style="border:none; ; vertical-align: top"><p class="line862"> <img alt="alt worldday" class="attachment" src="WorldDay092de1.jpg?action=AttachFile&amp;do=get&amp;target=WorldDay09.jpg" title="alt worldday" width="210" /> </td>
  <td style="border:none; ; vertical-align: top"><p class="line862"> 24th September is the annual Software Patents World Day to commemorate the struggle against the European Union Software Patent Directive. As every year our teams raise awareness about the impact of patents on the future of software development, even joined by activities in India. <a class="https" href="https://blog.ffii.org/tag/software-patents-world-day/">More info.</a></td>
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<span class="anchor" id="line-27"></span><div><table><tbody><tr>  <td style="border:none; ; vertical-align: top"><p class="line862"> <a class="http" href="http://action.ffii.org/wipo"><img alt="alt Archive" class="attachment" src="wipo8f51.png?action=AttachFile&amp;do=get&amp;target=wipo.png" title="alt Archive" width="210" /></a> </td>
  <td style="border:none; ; vertical-align: top"><p class="line862"> FFII is a registered observer organisation at WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organisation). The FFII WIPO group participates in activities of stakeholders and in the WIPO <em>Conference on Intellectual Property and Public Policy Issues</em> and on the <em>thirteenth session of the WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Patents</em>. Reports are available to FFII members. <a class="http" href="http://action.ffii.org/wipo">More info from the work group.</a> </td>
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<h3 id="ACTA_Working_Group">ACTA Working Group</h3>
<span class="anchor" id="line-30"></span><div><table><tbody><tr>  <td style="border:none; ; vertical-align: top"><p class="line862"> <a class="http" href="http://action.ffii.org/acta"><img alt="alt Goddess Ashtonia" class="attachment" src="ashtonia07d1.png?action=AttachFile&amp;do=get&amp;target=ashtonia.png" title="alt Goddess Ashtonia" width="210" /></a> </td>
  <td style="border:none; ; vertical-align: top"><p class="line862"> Behind closed doors the EU, US and Japan negotiated an Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). No official drafts were published. The FFII followed closely the negotiations. ACTA contained a new international benchmark for legal frameworks on the enforcement of copyrights, trade mark rights, patents and others. The FFII outlined shortcomings and democratic deficit, presented an <a class="http" href="http://action.ffii.org/acta/Analysis">analysis</a> and put together a <a class="http" href="http://action.ffii.org/acta/lisbon">draft recommendation</a> to conclude ACTA under the Lisbon regime. The FFII issued several <a class="https" href="https://blog.ffii.org/tag/press/">press releases</a> which have been broadly covered by the media. Already in July 2009 the Centre for Intellectual property Law of Utrecht University organized a lecture by Prof. Charles McManis about ACTA. FFII's Ante Wessels participated adding remarks about the problems of the proposed agreement. <a class="http" href="http://action.ffii.org/acta">More info here.</a></td>
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<h3 id="Volunteers">Volunteers</h3>
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  <td style="border:none; ; vertical-align: top"><p class="line862"> With all the activities of the FFII e.V.  the participation and support of volunteers is of utmost importance. Please join us and subscribe to our mailing list to receive our <a class="https" href="https://lists.ffii.org/mailman/listinfo/volunteers">calls for volunteers</a>. </td>
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<span class="anchor" id="line-36"></span><p class="line874">CNET awarded the FFII the Outstanding contribution to software development prize for its charitable work and benefit for the public.  <span class="anchor" id="line-37"></span><span class="anchor" id="bottom"></span></div><p id="pageinfo" class="info" lang="en" dir="ltr">Home  (last edited 2016-06-16 22:43:10 by <span title="Andre REBENTISCH @ 192.168.128.1[192.168.128.1]"><a class="nonexistent" href="arebenti.html" title="Andre REBENTISCH @ 192.168.128.1[192.168.128.1]">arebenti</a></span>)</p>

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